左右逢源 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. to strike water right and left
• fig. to turn everything into gold
• to have everything going one's way
• to benefit from both sides

Character by character

• 左zuǒleft; unorthodox, improper
• 右yòuright; right-wing
• 逢féngto happen to meet; chance meeting, coincidence
• 源yuánspring; source, root, head; surname

Idioms sharing a character

• 左券在握 zuǒ quàn zài wò
• 左右两难 zuǒ yòu liǎng nán
• 左右为难 zuǒ yòu wéi nán
• 左右开弓 zuǒ yòu kāi gōng
• 左思右想 zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng
• 左拥右抱 zuǒ yōng yòu bào
• 左膀右臂 zuǒ bǎng yòu bì
• 左道惑众 zuǒ dào huò zhòng
• 左顾右盼 zuǒ gù yòu pàn
• 旁门左道 páng mén zuǒ dào

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